25 percent of cases perpetrated by family members and close relatives of victims By Manuel Cayon, Businessmirror, 26 May 2020 The Child Rights Network said cases of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children have jumped three-fold during the lockdown period in the Philippines.
By Jeffrey Damicog, Manila Bulletin, 26 May 2020 The government is anticipating the arrival within five months of almost 200,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who lost their jobs because of the pandemic, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III said on Tuesday.
By Cai Ordinario, Businessmirror, 26 May 2020 Some of the thousands of repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) under Covid-19 quarantine, many for periods far beyond the mandatory 14 days, are seen at Naia Terminal 2 on Monday before the final leg of their homecoming, on government-funded sweeper flights. Upon instructions of President Duterte, a composite…
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by Evelyn Macairan (The Philippine Star), 26 May 2020 MANILA, Philippines — During this state of public health emergency, the Department of Justice-Office of Cybercrime (DOJ-OOC) reported that there has been a 264.63 percent increase in the number of reported online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC) in the country.
by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), 26 May 2020 MANILA, Philippines — While more commercial establishments are now allowed to open and resume operations, the number of workers losing their income nationwide continues to rise.
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By: Neil Arwin Mercado, INQINQUIRER.net, 26 May 2020 MANILA, Philippines — To cushion the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the House of Representatives’ Defeat COVID-19 Committee (DCC) on Tuesday approved a P568 billion economic stimulus package for 2020 which includes a budget for massive testing.
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by Jimbo Owen B. Gulle, Manila Standard Today, 26 May 2020 Mental and emotional problems, such as anxiety and depression, are beginning to affect Filipino workers in quarantine both here and abroad owing to coronavirus lockdowns―with some opting for a grim end.
SHAI (@shailagarde) tweeted at 5:09 pm on Tue, May 26, 2020: Breakdown of COVID-19 cases and deaths among healthcare workers as of May 25: Nurses: 879 (4 deaths) Doctors: 682 (25 deaths) Nursing Assistant: 149 Medical Technologist: 89 Radiologic Technologist: 45 Non-medical staff: 304 (2 deaths) | @gmanews (https://twitter.com/shailagarde/status/1265208491519561733?s=03)
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By: Ador Vincent Mayol, Inquirer Visayas, 25 May 2020 CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — Cases of internet-based sexual exploitation of children in the Philippines continued to go up, with eight out of every 10 perpetrators related by blood or affinity to the victims, according to a new study.
By: Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 25 May 2020 The Philippines needs to make several key “structural reform initiatives” to prepare the economy for the post-pandemic environment that will look very different from what it was less than three months ago, according to the chief of the central bank.
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by ABS-CBN News, 25 May 2020 MANILA — The local government of Quezon City said Monday it has reopened its facility dedicated to respond to calls for help from victims of domestic and gender-based abuses, as reported cases of violence spiked during the coronavirus lockdowns.
The justice department receives nearly 280,000 reports from March to May. It blames telecommunications companies for not proactively blocking access to forms of online sexual exploitation of children by Lian Buan, 25 May 2020 MANILA, Philippines – Reports of online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC) increased threefold during the coronavirus lockdown, a development that the…
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Her death comes days after a rights group complained about the shelter she was in by Agence France-Presse, 25 May 2020 BEIRUT, Lebanon – A Filipina domestic worker has committed suicide in Lebanon at a shelter run by her embassy, consular officials said Sunday, May 24, days after a rights group complained about accommodation at…
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by Philippine Daily Inquirer, 24 May 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is mulling the creation of a recovery fund to help the region respond and mitigate the new coronavirus pandemic. Philippine representative to the Asean Ambassador Noel Eugene Servigon said member states were working on the mechanism of a…
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July 2025
Nutrition Month
“Give us much more than P50 increase
for proper nutrition!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
#WearMask #WashHands #Distancing #TakePicturesVideosturesVideos
July
3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 July – International Plastic Bag Free Day
5 July – World Youth Skills Day
7 July – Global Forgiveness Day
11 July – World Population Day
17 July – World Day for International Justice
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Monthly Observances:
Schools Safety Month
Nutrition Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 2: Cultural Communities Week
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise
Development Week
Week 3: National Science and
Technology Week
National Disability Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week
July 1-7:
National Culture Consciousness Week
July 13-19:
Philippines Business Week
Week ending last Saturday of July:
Arbor Week
Daily Observances:
First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
in the Philippines
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